ABOUT
LEAH
In order to be irreplaceable,
one must always be different.
Leah is an award winning Fashion Graduate, who completed her BA: Fashion Degree at FEDISA Cape Town.
Her deep rooted passion for fashion, people, media and the idea of success is what drives her to constantly go the extra mile.
One of her biggest strengths, is her exceptional ability to draw a person in by means of the poise she exudes when speaking.
She has a strong sense of confidence within her abilities to produce content across all realms of the various creative industries.
Leah's passion to create is deep-rooted, and she prides herself on constantly going the extra-mile and being an “over-achiever”.
FEDISA FASHION SCHOOL - CAPE TOWN
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Leah has acquired a wide range of skills working in various jobs in different industries. Within the fashion industry, she has job shadowed retail fashion designers and buyers from Woolworths and David Jones. She has also worked as a freelance styling assistant under stylist Tyla Gormley (I'm sTYling) on commercial shoots for brands such as Miladys and Mr Price Sport.
In addition to this, Leah has worked as a freelance makeup artist for the past 4 years, which has allowed her to be exposed to various shoots, as well as help with styling assistance and general assistance. She is also currently a brand ambassador for NVW The Label - a local clothing brand, and creates content with the brand's new releases in order to help the brand grow, as well as develop her own personal online brand presence.
Her strong sense of communication skills and public speaking abilities, have been greatly influenced from her previous hostessing, waitressing and receptionists part-time jobs. This allowed her to be exposed to extremely diverse groups of people, as well as gain the ability to deal with customer service and recognise the importance of consistency in brand awareness and ambassadorship.
Leah has also previously worked as the in-house graphic designer for the Portuguese Youth Association and all their events, which is a NGO that aims to celebrate the Portuguese Youth by bringing them together by means of their heritage and culture.
Leah has acquired her education and qualifications through Rhenish Girls' High School and FEDISA, leading fashion design college in South Africa. She is due to graduate in November 2020 with a BA in Fashion Design.
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